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Supernova 2018ivc

This is 47 million light years away (that is 5.8 trillion miles X 47 million) in the Galaxy M77. A supernova is a star that has exploded and for a short while can be as bright as a whole galaxy. May not look like much but to be able to take a picture of a star that has died spectacularly in another galaxy from my backyard is pretty freaking amazing!

5 x 180 seconds, ISO 400, Nikon D5300, AT65EDQ, CG5 ASGT

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Uploaded on December 5, 2018